1984 Eastasia Analysis

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In the George Orwell classic 1984, there is perpetual war between the three mega-nations of Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. The enemy in the conflict is ambiguous and ever-changing; the battlefield exists in a distant land that none of the citizens of Oceania have ever been to or have any connection with. The enemy could be Eurasia one day, and Eastasia the next, the enemy is insignificant; rather, the state of war is the more obvious and important factor in Oceania’s culture. Since I have been alive, America has always war. I have grown up in the fearful and hateful land of post 9/11, where the enemy is both constantly a threat and so far away that many can not point out our “enemies” on a map; rather, the war in on terror has been a constant
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